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Dofoil Downloader Update Adds XOR-, RC4-Based Encryption
This blog was written by Sanchit Karve. The Dofoil downloader (found in the wild since 2011) occasionally updates itself with...
Don’t Call Us We’ll Call You: McAfee ATR Finds Vulnerability in Agora Video SDK
The McAfee Advanced Threat Research (ATR) team is committed to uncovering security issues in both software and hardware to help...
Don’t Get Caught Offsides with These World Cup Scams
Authored by: Christy Crimmins and Oliver Devane Football (or Soccer as we call it in the U.S.) is the most...
Don’t Stop Learning! Jeremy’s McAfee Journey
Our How I Got Here series spotlights the stories of team members who have successfully grown their careers here at McAfee. This...
Don’t Substitute CVSS for Risk: Scoring System Inflates Importance of CVE-2017-3735
This blog was co-written by Brook Schoenfield and Damian Quiroga. I am a wry observer of vulnerability announcements. CVE-2017-3735—which can...
Dopple-ganging up on Facial Recognition Systems
Co-authored with Jesse Chick, OSU Senior and Former McAfee Intern, Primary Researcher. Special thanks to Dr. Catherine Huang, McAfee Advanced...
Drive-By Downloads Attack Adobe Zero-Day Flaw
Adobe released a security advisory warning the users of a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player Versions 10.2.152.33 and earlier....
Ease of Buying Ransomware Fuels Affiliate Program
For several weeks after we released the McAfee Labs Threats Report, May 2015, in which we discussed the topic of...
Embrace change! Chris’s McAfee Journey
In this career-journey series, Internal Audit Manager Chris shares his recent journey joining the McAfee finance team and why he...
Emerging ‘Stack Pivoting’ Exploits Bypass Common Security
[This blog was primarily written by Xiaoning Li of McAfee Labs, with assistance from Peter Szor of McAfee Labs.] In...
Emotet Downloader Trojan Returns in Force
During the past couple of days, we have seen an increase in activity from Emotet. This Trojan downloader spreads by...
Emotet Trojan Acts as Loader, Spreads Automatically
Since the middle of July, McAfee has observed new updates of the Emotet, a Trojan that was first discovered in...
Emotet’s Uncommon Approach of Masking IP Addresses
Authored By: Kiran Raj In a recent campaign of Emotet, McAfee Researchers observed a change in techniques. The Emotet maldoc...
Employees Share Stories Working in Award–Winning Cork Office
“The culture at McAfee is easy going, fun, dynamic and everyone is friendly.”—Deirdre, Project Manager The McAfee office in Cork...
ENS 10.7 Rolls Back the Curtain on Ransomware
Ransomware protection and incident response is a constant battle for IT, security engineers and analysts under normal circumstances, but with...
Evasion Techniques: Encoded JavaScript Attacks PDF Files
Last week I kicked off a series of blogs with a discussion of how an effective IPS solution can fight...
Everyday Hero: 5 Questions with McAfee Labs’ Paula Greve
iWith cybersecurity experts taking center stage this week at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, the world is watching...
Evolution of Android Malware: IRCBot Joins the Party
We all know how fast the smart phone market is growing. Along with it, the complexity and the numbers of...
